• State: Massachusetts
• Partner: City of Boston
• Type of Program: Full Continuum of SUD/MH Care through a Large Scale Recovery Campus on an Island in Boston Harbor
• Services Provided: Master Planner, Program Development and Operational Support

Ascension RS, in partnership with Gensler, an international architecture and design firm, is developing the Master Plan for the Long Island Recovery Center (LIRC) in Boston Harbor.  We are building a comprehensive recovery campus, offering a full continuum of care for substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorders, serving the City of Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the surrounding region.  This recovery campus will serve as a model of care for the entire country.

We have developed the following seven goals for the new recovery center’s Master Plan:

1. Provide the highest quality services
2. Bolster our region’s continuum of care
3. Explore new and innovative forms of care
4. Allow guests to have input
5. Design a cohesive campus
6. Connect resources
7. Create a financially sustainable business model

Together with the Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services and Office of Recovery Services, our team has engaged with key recovery services providers across the state to identify critical gaps in care, along with promising practices and innovative ideas, to create the design of programs and services that may ultimately be located on Long Island. 

Ascension RS is working with MassHealth and the City of Boston to develop a value-based reimbursement model and innovative SUD treatment delivery system to be implemented at the LIRC. We intend to replicate this model throughout Massachusetts in collaboration with MassHealth.

West Virginia Sober Living (WVSL), formerly known as Morgantown Sober Living (MSL), has been instrumental in offering structure and support for men and women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction in West Virginia.
 
WVSL offers sober homes for men and women and a broad array of peer support services throughout the region. The WVSL program is centered on the principles of 12 Steps, combined with other evidence-based practices.  Our guests live in one of the sober homes for a period of six to 12 months, developing strong relations and demonstrate transparency in their daily life, while maintaining accountability to the group. Through the program, each guest will gain independence and responsibility, both financially and emotionally, as they become the person they want to be with peace and freedom, which is the ultimate goal.

WVSL also encompasses Reintegrate Appalachia and WV PEERS.

• States: Various (New Hampshire and West Virginia)
• Partners: Ascension RS and kathy ireland® Worldwide
• Type of Program: Detox, Residential, PHP, IOP, OP and MAT
• Services Provided: Program Development and Management

kathy ireland® Recovery Centers (KIRC) offers client-centered treatment options for substance use disorders (SUDs) and dual diagnoses. The first center opened in Laconia, NH, and will be followed by the opening of programs in 5 additional facilities. The mission is to expand access to care by opening these comprehensive, person-centered SUD treatment centers across the country providing for all who need treatment. Each facility offers unique services, including a combination of detoxification, residential treatment, partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient program, outpatient program, and medication-assisted therapies.

Ascension RS provided program development services including business and financial planning, development of the staffing model, behavioral health licensing, connection and support with marketing and branding services, business development, and support in contracting with commercial insurance payers and MCOs.